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The 5 Best Things To Do In Pennsylvania - Winter 2023
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Prepare for an exciting winter journey through Pennsylvania as we unveil the top five must-visit attractions and events for the entire season. We've changed our approach a bit in our Things To Do podcast series to bring you the most extraordinary seasonal experiences, some of the finest that our state has to offer, in our humble opinion. In this episode, we're highlighting the best winter activities in Pennsylvania. To keep it concise and delightful, explore our five fantastic Pennsylvanian winter recommendations, all in under five minutes!
- Winterfest in Marienville
- Snowman in the Forest - Cook Forest
- Somerset's Fire & Ice Festival
- Snow tubing and glow tubing with the whole family
- Galatic tubing at Camelback Resort
- Liberty Mountain Resort
- Blue Mountain Resort
- Montage Mountain
- Mount Pleasant of Edinboro
- Winterfest at Northern Star Farms
Winter wouldn't be complete without a little shopping, so check out our gift guide full of the best gifts for travelers! Plus, if you want to find out more things to do in your area, head on over to our comprehensive Pennsylvania winter guide for fun events, attractions, and more.
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Winter 2023 Highlights in Pennsylvania
00:00:05
Speaker
Top five, presented by Only In Your State. Hey, everyone. Welcome to Not Your Average Bucket List. Today, we are going to help you find the best things to do in Pennsylvania for winter 2023. We've adjusted our Things To Do series to be more of a seasonal highlight and to accompany some amazing content on OnlyInYourState.com, as well as our seasonal emails. So if you haven't yet, sign up for our newsletter. You will get recommendations straight to your inbox.
Winterfest & Creative Activities
00:00:34
Speaker
Kicking things off, top five winter activities in Pennsylvania. We have Winterfest in Marionville. This event features food, fun. You have raffles, sky lanterns, and there's also, my personal favorite, a snowmobile torchlight parade with a vintage snowmobile display.
00:00:58
Speaker
So how cool is that? I love Winterfest, you know, have a bunch of like kind of weird off-kilter things that are in there. So this is a great opportunity to enjoy Marionville if you've never been, but also celebrate the holiday season.
00:01:14
Speaker
Number two, snowman in the forest. This is in Cook Forest, Pennsylvania. And taking place during the holiday season, this involves decorating the forest with snowmen. Ooh, that's cool. Snow people. Snow people, whatever you like to decorate with. Snow dogs, snow cats. Correct. And so families, visitors, you can explore the trails of the forest in the area, Cook Forest.
00:01:44
Speaker
and see some of the beautifully crafted snow people nestled among the trees. I think this would be such a fun thing to do, especially with kids, just to meander the trails, bundle up, and see how creative people get with these snow people decorating. Charming as all get out, yeah.
00:02:04
Speaker
Yeah.
Festivals with Fire, Ice, and Polar Plunges
00:02:05
Speaker
Number three, Somerset's Fire and Ice Festival. There are a lot of fire and ice festivals throughout the country. This one is a huge one in Pennsylvania. It's typically held in January of every year. The community comes together and you have a bunch of fire and ice sculptures in a garden. You also have live entertainment. There's an ice slide. You have an ice carving competition.
00:02:32
Speaker
polar bear plunge for anybody that wants to jump in the water and be freezing cold. This is the place to do it. You're really selling it. It just does not sound appealing to me. I don't know. Maybe if I like I come across something in my travels this winter and I'm just feeling really brave, I'll do it. I mean, eye spatial are supposed to be great for your skin, so it's just one for the whole body. Wow, you're not selling it.
00:03:02
Speaker
Okay. All right. But yeah, lots of fire and ice festivals. That sounds amazing.
Tubing Adventures for Families
00:03:09
Speaker
And one of my favorite recommendations, snow tubing and goat tubing with the whole family. And if you don't know what that is, it is basically skiing, but sitting down in a tube. So it's definitely my speed.
00:03:27
Speaker
And there are a few places that you can go to do this with the family. So, galactic tubing at Camelbak Resort, Liberty Mountain Resort, Blue Mountain Resort, Montage Mountain, and Mount Pleasant of Edinburgh. So, it doesn't sound like much, but just imagine how much fun you can have just sitting down, going fast, and just hearing squeals of excitement. Like, that's just A plus for me.
Enchanting Winter Experiences
00:03:50
Speaker
And then finally, we have a winter fest at Northern Star Farms. And this looks so legit. I was drawn in because of the horse-drawn carriages and the sleigh rides, but then I looked at the event website and it said, Santa, live reindeer, a cow train. What is that? Not 100% sure, but sounds great. Paintball.
00:04:13
Speaker
And like a peppermint raceway, like it looks fantastic. Lots to do. And at the very least, get some hot cocoa and sit in a sleigh and let the horses take you around the farm. It just looks like fabulous fun getting you into the winter spirit.
Stay Updated with More Recommendations
00:04:30
Speaker
So that's it for Pennsylvania. Have fun, bundle up, go to onlynearstate.com to get more seasonal recommendations or sign up for our daily newsletter for your state and get even more straight to your inbox. So yeah, enjoy and have fun.